Mom says she don't understand, says I'm such a problem child
I'm always getting into trouble, I hurt her all the time
But I don't know who I am, sometimes I don't understand
We get in a lot of fights, then I'm on the road again

I'm a man and I'm a boy
And I want to be happy
But my life is not a toy
Somebody help me
I'm livng in the danger zone

dad's always on my case, says he wants me to be a man
But he treats me just like a child, and still wants to hold my hand
He has plans for my future, but I have other dreams
And we can't get together, with arguing

I'm a man and I'm a boy
And I want to be happy
But my life is not a toy
Somebody help me
I'm livng in the danger zone

Copyright: THE RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION DBA TANGERINE MUSIC
Writer(s): PERCY MAYFIELD